When Garry meets Peter
The legendary Garry McDonald is up close and personal on Talking Heads next Monday on ABC1.
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Next week on Talking Heads, Peter Thompson chats to the legendary Garry McDonald.
The conversation show of course is known for its intimate and revealing chats with its guests.
For part of this interview, McDonald is relaxing on his sofa, crocheting a bamboo and cotton shawl for his wife Diane Craig.
It turns out that crochet is part of McDonald’s relaxation plan to keep his famous anxiety at bay. How well many of us remember his very public breakdown after trying to resurrect the iconic talk-show host, Norman Gunston in 1993. He had to take an immediate leave from the screen when making a new series for Seven.
“I used to be hard on myself,” says McDonald. “I’d go out and chop some wood for the fires inside and I had to do it in five minutes… suddenly I realised this is hard wood… and then I realised that’s what I was doing to myself all the time in lots of things in life, not just you know chopping wood.”
Talking Heads airs 6:30pm Monday May 11 and will be repeated on ABC2 Tuesday, May 12 at 5:05pm.
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Definitely looking forward to this interview. Agree with Tony about Garry being an underrated talent.
This will be interesting. Garry is one of this country’s best, sometimes underrated, acting talents. And Norman still rocks!!